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Roede (or roe) was both an area measurement as well as a linear measurement. The exact size of a roede depended on the length of the local roede, which varied from place to place. The most common roede used in the Netherlands was the Rijnland rod. one Rijnland rod (Rijnlandse roede) was 14.19 m 2; one Amsterdam rod (Amsterdamse roede) was 13.52 m 2
The dominant gauge for industrial lines was 700 mm (2 ft 3 + 9 ⁄ 16 in), contrary to the 600 mm (1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) gauge used in neighbouring countries. Nowadays, much of this industrial rail heritage is preserved in museums or in theme parks , such as the Efteling Steam Train Company .
The reason that it took twelve years was because the green paint lasted very well and the Dutch railways tried to cut costs wherever possible. [1] The Benelux models were painted dark blue and yellow. [2] [5] Two of the trains were involved in the 1975 Dutch train hostage crisis and 1977 Dutch train hijacking. [2] [5]
Treinengek.nl Featuring pictures and information. Arthur's treinenpagina by Arthur Pijpers. Rail 1435 (named after the standard gauge in mm) by Max Hovens. Langs de rails Trains in the Netherlands since 1967, by Nico Spilt. Picture archive by Ben Doedens. CentraalStation Overview of trains (old and new), with drawings.
This is a route-map template for the Amsterdam–Arnhem railway, a railway in the Netherlands.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap. For pictograms used, see Commons:BSicon/Catalogue . Note: Per consensus and convention, most route-map templates are used in a single article in order to separate their complex and fragile syntax from normal article wikitext.
The NS Mat '64 or Materieel '64 were electric multiple units (EMU) built by Werkspoor and later by Duewag and Waggonfabrik Talbot between 1961 and 1976. They were operated in the Netherlands by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) until 2016.
De Arend (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈʔaːrənt]; the eagle) was one of the two first steam locomotives in the Netherlands.It was a 2-2-2 Patentee type built in England by R. B. Longridge and Company of Bedlington, Northumberland to run on the then standard Dutch track gauge of 1,945 mm (6 ft 4 + 9 ⁄ 16 in).